Business analysis digital apprenticeship service; SFADAS

Business analysis for digital apprenticeship service (SFADAS
08) Contract Overview Summary of work

Provide a flexible team of business analysts (5-10) to work in fast-paced agile delivery teams. The successful supplier will be able to demonstrate that the individuals they put forward for work have the essential experience, knowledge and technical skills set out in this proposal.

Expected contract length 2 years but may be shorter depending on progress towards delivering the strands of work.

Region West Midlands

Organisation the work is for Skills Funding Agency (SFA) on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

BIS and the SFA are delivering a new digital apprenticeship service. The service vision is “Empowering employers to build skills through quality apprenticeships”. Currently apprenticeship funding is allocated and paid directly to training providers. Therefore employers will take control of government funding for apprenticeships. The policy intent is to drive up the quality and quantity of apprenticeships. We have completed a number of discovery and alpha stages for some components the service.

The first strand will go live in August 2016. The services being procured are expected to deliver the remaining strands of work by April 2017.

Often employers don't know they have the option to choose from a range of providers, or that government will fund training for their apprentices. Employers need to be able to:

• Choose the right type of training for their apprentices;
• Find a suitable training provider;
• Understand what funding is available, including the apprenticeship levy, where that applies to them; and manage their training costs.

• As a citizen I need to improve my employment prospects so that I can start a career and earn money.
• As an employer I need to employ an apprentice so I can improve the skills of my workforce, and get support for my business.
• As a training provider for apprenticeships I need to ensure employers choose my services so my business is viable.
• As SFA I need to manage levy payment and funding to training providers and ensure growth in apprenticeships for the benefit of the economy.

We have completed a series of discovery and alpha phases for the various strands of work within the service. Two strands of work are currently in the beta phase.

The supplier will be working with civil servants and multiple suppliers across various strands of work for delivery of the service.

Address where the work will take place Skills Funding Agency, Coventry with occasional travel to other locations nationwide.

Onsite full-time 5 days a week co-located with the rest of the team at the SFA offices in Coventry. Occasional travel to other BIS or SFA (or partner organisation) offices may be required, subject to SFA travel and subsistence policy. This programme is being delivered using agile methodologies. Successful application of agile principles and techniques requires that the teams are co-located and able to work directly with colleagues representing digital delivery, operational and policy requirements.

The successful supplier must be able to demonstrate that all proposed team members have been subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standards checks as set out in the SFA Baseline Security Policy 2014.

Additional terms and conditions Standard DOS framework and call-off terms and conditions. Day rates should be inclusive of any costs of travelling to and working from the base location. The cost of travel to other locations while performing SFA work will be covered as per the SFA travel and subsistence policy and will need to be invoiced by the supplier with supporting receipts.

• Provide a mix of agile and senior business analysts with substantial experience of analysing digital / web services in a fast paced environment.
• Business analysts will have the ability to gather, analyse and articulate complex business…